There’s not a great deal of WAFTA news to bring you at the moment, I’m afraid. The most significant event up to now is this, our new website, which I hope you have found a major improvement over its predecessor.
We are still no nearer to reinstating our social calendar as the regulations for formal, organised group activities are still very stringent – and confusing – both indoors and outdoors. We must not, say the regulations, socialise outdoors in a group of more than six people from different households and to make it even more difficult, gatherings larger than six should only take place if everyone is exclusively from two households or support bubbles. And yet there seem to be quite a number of exceptions allowed, including weddings! At the moment it seems that we have little choice other than to take what we believe to be the safest course for all our members.
Whilst we have been enjoying (or not) the heat wave, Cours has been having its own difficulties and is being affected by drought. The Rhône/Lyon area is subject to a Prefectural Decree of July 30th alerting the region to the sensitivity of the water resources and requesting users to use water economically. Whilst watering the garden is still allowed at night, car washing, paddling pools and fountains are, with other activities, banned as you can see from the illustration.
As you may already know, the new Mayor of the commune, following the retirement of Michel Lachize at the election in May, is Patrice Verchère who has resigned as a member of the Assemblée Nationale. Also elected as councillors at the same time were a number of members of the Comité du Jumelage – Jean-Marie Berchoux, Michel Palluet, Pascal Palluet, Yvette Maugé and Frederique Simon – to give a strong twinning presence on the council.
See if you can spot the faces:
